South Island New Zealand Surf

Detailed South Island New Zealand surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in South Island New Zealand. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in South Island New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in South Island New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from South Island New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating	5	4	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 WSW	1.3 SSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	17	15	14	14	14	14	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	13	12	16	16
Energy(?)	5764	848	6019	6386	3528	1449	1139	1064	1430	1622	1575	1422	529	878	1488	1252	1799	1195
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:24PM 1:01AM	1:36AM	4:28AM 3:48AM	5:13PM 4:05AM	2:15AM		2:47PM	2:13AM		3:39PM		3:53AM			3:31AM	4:12PM
Low Tide / height (m)			7:33PM	10:41AM		8:12PM	8:33AM	7:14AM	8:05PM	9:21AM		9:49PM	10:19AM	1:24PM	9:16PM	9:56AM		10:25PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	2	2	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-
High °C	8	9	8	10	12	13	15	15	14	15	16	13	15	11	13	10	10	11
Low °C	7	7	6	10	11	12	13	14	12	13	15	10	14	9	11	8	9	8
Chill °C (?)	4	5	5	8	11	12	15	14	14	15	16	12	15	9	13	9	8	9
Sunrise	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:47	-	-
Sunset	-	5:43	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	14	17	16	15	14	14	14	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	13	12	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.4 ENE	0.1 N	1.3 WSW	0.2 S	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	9	11	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	13	16	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	1.2 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	7	15	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating	5	6	5	5	4	8	10	8	8	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.4 SW	1.3 SSW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.1 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	13	17	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	3930	4323	5764	2012	848	10076	9525	6019	6452	7343	6386	5631	3528	3929	1781	1449	1270	1074
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:01AM 1.97								12:50AM 1.96				2:03PM 1.92	4:53PM 1.77			12:52AM 2.64
Low Tide / height (m)			7:14AM 0.31	9:57AM 0.38			7:33PM 0.42				7:51AM 0.36				6:44PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	-	1	2	1	-	-	2	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	6	7	7	8	9	7	7	6	8	8	10	10	12	11	13	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	6	5	8	8	11	9	12	12	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	2.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	4.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	14	13	17	16	15	16	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 NE	0.3 ESE	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	0.1 N	-	-	1.3 SW	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	14	13	9	7	11	8	8	-	11	-	-	8	-	9	10	10	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	0.9 WNW	1.2 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	14	5	7	15	15	15	-	15	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	-

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